SEMH Teaching Assistant

Are you a Psychology Graduate, Experienced Teaching Assistant or Nursery Practitioner looking for rewarding role and taking the next steps in your education and training career this year?

Maybe you're a care worker or family member with experience of supporting people with special education and training/medical needs or physical disabilities?

Do you aspire to become a SEMH Teaching Assistant in Luton with the desire to pursue a career to become an Assistant Psychologist?

This job is for you!

Academics are working with fantastic SEN schools across Luton that provide for children between that have been diagnosed with wide ranging educational and social needs. The schools are looking for an SEMH Teaching Assistant who endeavour to ensure children reach their full potential, through high standards of teaching and learning.

This is a SEMH Teaching Assistant role that will put you into challenging, sometimes Anti-Social contexts that will build your foundations of experience. With this LSA role starting after, de-escalation and the language around it is incredibly important!

• Location: Luton
• Pay: £85 -£95 per day -this includes holiday pay and higher rates depend on experience.
• Full time 8:30am to 3:45pm.
• Graduate role aimed at aspiring Clinical Psychologist to aspiring Youth/Criminal justice officers

SEMH Teaching Assistant Requirements:

• Personal/Professional experience with children and/or young people is desirable but not essential
• A caring individual with energy, drive and enthusiasm.
• Ability to work as part of team, alongside teaching and support staff
• Willing to support a pupil with personal care where necessary.
• Able to use their initiative to support learning.
• Passion to support children and young people with special educational needs

What you'll need:

• Enhanced DBS on the update service or willing to get one.
• Eligibility to work in the UK.
• Supporting Teaching and Learning qualification, at level 2 or above.
• Live locally to Luton

If you are passionate about this SEMH Teaching Assistant role within Luton or want to kick-start your career in the education and training sector apply or send your CV to Gary at Academics to be considered for this role.